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Ashok set to win title

Mumbai: Ashok Kumar was on song by carding a six-under par 64 for the second day running to increase the lead over his nearest rival Gaganjeet Bhullar on the penultimate day of the Rs. 70 lakh Crompton Greaves Golf Open on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Delhi-based golfer led the field in the richest prize money tournament in the PGTI calendar with a three-round total of 15-under-par 195 at the par-70 Bombay Presidency Golf Club course in suburban Chembur.

In second place, eight strokes behind the sole leader, was Gaganjeet Bhullar, who returned a par-70 card for an overall 54-hole aggregate of seven-under par 203 in the 72-hole strokeplay event.

Shamim Khan was a further two strokes behind Bhullar with five-under-par 205 after carding a 68 in the third round of 18 holes.

Sri Lanka's B.G. Lalith Kumara carded a three-under-par 67 after two rounds of 70 and was lying fourth at 207, a stroke ahead of Uttam Singh Mundy, Digvijay Singh and Amardip Sinh Malik who were joint fifth at two-under-par 208.

But the day clearly belonged to Ashok Kumar who is currently leading the PGTI Order of Merit with earnings of Rs. 27.18 lakhs. — PTI

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